Poetry from Kilmaree Books

A biography of the 18th century Gaelic poet Rob Donn. Dust jacket moderately soiled; worn along edges and with a few small tears. Blue cloth boards lightly crushed at head and foot of spine; otherwise with no signs of wear. Pages clean. Bindng firm.

A New Century Library edition of the poems of Robert Burns. Bound in red calf with gilt titles on spine. Gilt upper edge to text block. Boards lightly rubbed and scratched; small chip at head of spine; large scratch on rear (see photo). Half title page creased. Pages clean. Binding firm.

Two volumes complete in one. Bound in red morocco with gilt titles on front and spine. Gilt edges to text block. Boards mildly rubbed; faded on spine. Owner's name on flyleaf at front; pages otherwise clean. Binding firm.

2nd edition. A well-used book. Red cloth boards heavily worn; spine darkened and with a large pale stain around the base. Owner's name and other annotations and date stamps on front and rear pastedowns and front free endpaper. Foxing on pages near front and rear of book and occasionally elsewhere; a few pages with pencil annotations. Binding reasonably firm; slight cracking… Saber más sobre este artículo

Card covers showing moderate signs of wear. Pages clean apart from pencil price mark on title page. Binding firm; mild rust stains from staples.

An account of part of the life of the 18th century Gaelic poet and writer Mac Mhaighstir Alasdair (Alexander MacDonald). Card covers with mild signs of wear; remains of price sticker on rear. Pages clean apart from pencil price mark on title page. Binding firm.

2nd impression. Dust jacket worn along edges; lightly soiled in places. Cloth boards slightly bowed; mild edgewear. Owner's name and pencil price mark on front free endpaper. Endpapers with discoloured patches and some foxing. Pencil annotations on some pages; pages otherwise clean. Binding firm.

Small volume of poems by Gilbert Thomas. Originally published in 1912, this 'new and cheaper edition' was published in 1916. Yapp soft covers are worn along the edges, with a few small tears and chips. Pages are clean; some are uncut.

First Canadian edition of the collected poems of the American poet Edgar Guest. Blue cloth boards with gilt design and titles on spine. Corners of boards are bumped and rubbed and spine has lightly crushed head and tail; a few small marks elsewhere on boards. Pencil annotations on front and rear pastedowns; pages otherwise clean; corners creased/folded on a small number… Saber más sobre este artículo

Black leather board with gilt titles on front and spine. Marbled endpapers. Gilt-edged pages. Portrait of Longfellow as frontispiece. Boards mildly rubbed; spine faded. Pen inscription aftre front free endpaper. Pages clean. Binding firm.

Green leather boards with gilt titles on front and spine. Decorative endpapers. Pages gilt-edged. Portrait of Browning as frontispiece. Undated; probably published in first decade of 20th century. Boards rubbed on edges, especially at head and foot of spine. Owner's name on half-title page and pencil price mark on front free endpaper. Foxing on a few pages at front and end… Saber más sobre este artículo

Blue leather boards with glit titles and design on front and spine. Pages gilt-edged on top. Portrait of Sir Walter Scott as frontispiece. Boards mildly rubbed; head and foot of spine lightly crushed. Owner's name on front free endpaper. Mild spotting on a few preliminary pages; pages otherwise clean. Binding firm.

Small paperback booklet containing a selection of poems by Shakespeare, Browning, Tennyson and others. Undated but apparently published in 1928. Covers soiled and rubbed; with a couple of creases. Pencil marks on inside front cover. Some pages with finger marks. Final page detached from binding.